TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT (TCIG) – SPACEX INCIDENT PUBLIC ADVISORY #3: RECOVERY OPERATION – AAIB AND SPACEX ARRIVAL ON ISLAND

PUBLIC ADVISORY

FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Friday, 24 January 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands Government continues to liaise with UK and US counterparts to assess the full impact of the SpaceX incident. To date, there are no reported injuries and limited damage reported to property.

Recovery efforts are progressing. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have deployed a team who are on the Islands to develop a plan for the recovery operation. SpaceX representatives will be arriving on island today as part of this operation.

Members of the public are reminded to report all sightings of potential space debris and to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Refrain from touching the debris
• Notify the authorities by sending the details to nationalsecurity@gov.tc with the subject title: Space X Debris.

Email to include:

• Location of the debris – island and coordinates
• Time the debris was sighted
• A photograph of the debris alongside another object for scale, without touching the debris
• These guidelines also apply to any maritime observations of debris (date, time, location and photograph).

Please be reminded that space debris remains the property of the spacecraft owner. The SpaceX incident is an active investigation led by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in liaison with the UK and TCI.

The safety of the residents and visitors to the TCI remains our highest priority.